Composition: A Series of Exercises in Art Structure for the Use of Students and

Description: Composition by Arthur Wesley Dow Develops a system for teaching students to create freely constructed images on the basis of harmonic relations between lines, colors, and dark and light patterns. Greatly influenced by Japanese art, the author expounds a theory of "flat" formal equilibrium as an essential component of telling pictorial creation. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description First published in 1899, Arthur Wesley Dows "Composition" has probably influenced more Americans than any other text to think of visual form and composition in relation to artistic modernity. While Dow is known as the mentor of Georgia OKeeffe and Max Weber, his legacy as a proponent of modern art has suffered undeserved neglect by recent artists and art historians. In "Composition" Dow develops a system for teaching students to create freely constructed images on the basis of harmonic relations between lines, colors, and dark and light patterns. Greatly influenced by Japanese art, he expounds a theory of "flat" formal equilibrium as an essential component of telling pictorial creation. Generations of teachers and their public school pupils learned from Dows orientalism and adopted basic postimpressionist principles without even knowing the term. The reappearance of Dows practical, well-illustrated guide, enhanced by Joseph Mashecks discussion of its historical ramifications, is an important event for all concerned with the visual arts and the intellectual antecedents of American modernism. Flap " Composition is a great classic that had immense influence on thinking about art during the first decades of the twentieth century; it is still a challenging statement about the nature of effective visual representation, and it remains of special interest to students of the history of art."--Richard Shiff, University of Texas, Austin Author Biography Arthur Wesley Dow (1857-1922) was a painter, printmaker, and writer. He chaired the Department of Fine Arts at Teachers College of Columbia University from 1904 until his death. Joseph Masheck is a well-known art critic and Professor of Art History at Hofstra University. Long Description First published in 1899, Arthur Wesley Dows Composition has probably influenced more Americans than any other text to think of visual form and composition in relation to artistic modernity. While Dow is known as the mentor of Georgia OKeeffe and Max Weber, his legacy as a proponent of modern art has suffered undeserved neglect by recent artists and art historians. In Composition Dow develops a system for teaching students to create freely constructed images on the basis of harmonic relations between lines, colors, and dark and light patterns. Greatly influenced by Japanese art, he expounds a theory of "flat" formal equilibrium as an essential component of telling pictorial creation. Generations of teachers and their public school pupils learned from Dows orientalism and adopted basic postimpressionist principles without even knowing the term. The reappearance of Dows practical, well-illustrated guide, enhanced by Joseph Mashecks discussion of its historical ramifications, is an important event for all concerned with the visual arts and the intellectual antecedents of American modernism. Details ISBN0520207491 Pages 160 Year 1998 Edition 13th ISBN-10 0520207491 ISBN-13 9780520207493 Format Paperback Publication Date 1998-03-19 Imprint University of California Press Subtitle A Series of Exercises in Art Structure for the Use of Students and Teachers Country of Publication United States DEWEY 701.8 Author Arthur Wesley Dow Media Book Publisher University of California Press Place of Publication Berkerley Language English Short Title COMPOSITION REV/E 13/E Edition Description Revised DOI 10.1604/9780520207493 UK Release Date 1998-03-19 NZ Release Date 1998-03-19 US Release Date 1998-03-19 Illustrations 160 AU Release Date 1998-03-18 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:101886960;

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